Abstract
Family planning is an important strategy in promoting maternal and child health. It improves health through adequate spacing of birth, avoiding pregnancy at high-risk maternal age and high parity. It is often used as a synonym for birth control, however. It does have a wider view, dealing with birth control, reproductive health, as well as premarital and pre conception counseling. Contraceptive use is still low in many developing countries, including Nigeria, where 23.7% of currently married women had ever used. In view of this background, this study analyzes the knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning among rural women in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. To address the problem of study, three research questions were raised. The researcher adopted a survey research design). A total of one hundred and forty-four (144) respondents comprised the target of the study. Questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), frequency tables and percentages (%) were employed in the data analysis. It was discovered that although the awareness of family planning services among community members could be high, it does not necessarily increase the uptake of family planning services if community members are not well informed about the benefits of family planning. It is therefore essential to organize educational campaigns on the awareness of family planning services by emphasizing on the benefits of the services as it will help reduce misconceptions, and increase access and utilization of family planning services. Males should also be educated on the benefits of family planning services so as to reduce opposition from husbands. Furthermore, if women have the desire to space their children as well as prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, they are more likely to use the service.
Table of Content
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study - - - - - - - 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem - - - - - - - 4
1.3 Research Questions - - - - - - - 6
1.4 Objective of the Study - - - - - - - 6
1.5 Significance of the Study - - - - - - - 7
1.6 Scope of the Study - - - - - - - 7
1.7 Definition of Terms - - - - - - - 7
LITERATURE REVIEW AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
2.1 Introduction - - - - - - - - 9
2.2 Level of knowledge of family planning - -- 9
2.3. Women’s attitudes towards family planning - - - - 13
2.4 Factors that influences women’s attitudes towards family planning - 15
2.5 The level of use of family planning methods - - - - 21
2.5 Theoretical Framework - - - - - - - 25
2.5.1 Caldwell’s Theory of Intergenerational Wealth Flows - -- - 25
2.6.2 Barro and Becker’s economic model of fertility - - - 27
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Introduction - - - - - - - - 29
3.2 Location of the Study - - - - - - - 29
3.3 Sources of Data Collection - - - - - - 30
3.4 Population of Study and Sampling Technique- - - - - 30
3.5 Methods of Data Collection - - - - - - 32
3.7 Method of Data Analysis - - - - - - - 32
3.8 Problems Encountered in the Field - - - - - 33
ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
4.1 Introduction - - - - - - - - 33
4.2 Socio-Demographic Data of the Respondents - - - - 34
4.3 Knowledge of family planning - 35
4.4 Attitude of women towards family planning - - - - 38
4.5 Factors that influence women’s attitudes towards family planning - - 42
4.6 Level of use of family planning methods - - - - - 44
4.6 Discussion of Major Findings - - - - - - 47
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Summary of Findings - - - - - - - 55
5.2 Conclusion - - - - - - - - 56
5.3 Recommendations - - - - - - - - 57
References - - - - - - - - - 58
Appendices - - - - - - - - - 62
